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Do Your Finances Need A Good Spring Cleaning?

Dana Joseph — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:20:46 +0000

Spring is a great time to do some decluttering and cleaning. While you’re cleaning the curtains and scrubbing up the floors now might be a good time to clean up your finances too. It won’t take too much of your time, but it will keep your financial life in check. [...]

Return, Refund, or Exchange? Tips For Maximizing Your Success

Dana Joseph — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:59 +0000

We’ve all been faced with purchasing something only to find out it doesn’t meet our expectations. Maybe it doesn’t work the way we expected, is defective in some way, or perhaps we simply changed our mind after making the purchase. Knowing the best way to return an item can improve your chance of [...]

Five Tricks To Nip Your Spending Addiction

Dana Joseph — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:40:44 +0000

If you’re trying to live more frugally, you already know that you need to cut down on your spending. The trick now is finding ways to accomplish that. There several different methods to reduce your spending, so you can choose one that works for you (or combine methods if you are really needing [...]

Identity Theft and You – Simple Tips To Protect Yourself

Dana Joseph — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:13:49 +0000

Stories abound warning consumers about the perils of shopping on the internet. Internet shoppers have every justification to be concerned about the growing problem of identity theft and having their credit card information compromised. Having your identity stolen can be an expensive and complicated matter to clean up. Don’t think, though, that you have [...]